Grand Union Canal Little Braunston Lock Keepers Cottage And Spillway At Bridge Number 3

Lock Keeper's Cottage and spillway at Bridge Number 3, built around 1800 and remodeled in the late 19th century, is located on the Grand Union Canal in Braunston. The cottage is constructed of brick with a tiled roof and features a brick stack on the right. It has a T-plan layout, standing two storeys tall with one bay. The doorway on the left has a plank door with a wooden lintel, which continues over a two-light casement window to the right. There is a one-light casement window with a plain brick frame on the first floor.

To the left, there is a one-storey extension made of brick with a slate roof, which has a one-light transomed window with a wooden lintel. At the rear, there is another one-storey brick extension with a tiled roof and a central stack, consisting of two bays. Below the spillway, there is a brick arch with blue brick walls flanking the channel from the canal. The ground and first floors have two modern two-light casement windows with brick frames. The interior has not been inspected. The Grand Junction Canal was authorized by an Act of Parliament in 1793, with the Braunston section completed by 1796. In 1929, it was taken over by the Grand Union Canal Company, leading to the name change.